Investigate: Folding Paper

Students explore fraction multiplication by predicting how many pieces a paper has been folded into.

By Amplify Classroom

5th Grade

Math

Today’s Goal • Language Goal: Name parts of a whole using fractions and describe how fractions were generated by equipartitioning. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity PDF, Investigation Organizer PDF (optional); Classroom materials: 4 different-sized papers (e.g., printer paper, construction paper, sticky note, origami paper)